Optimistic tragedy. Farewell ball in Saint Petersburg, Alexandrinsky Theater

The famous St. Petersburg stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater will host the production “An Optimistic Tragedy. Farewell Ball" in the version of playwright Asya Voloshina. Director - Viktor Ryzhakov.

“An optimistic tragedy. Farewell Ball" is a production based on the work of the famous Soviet playwright Vsevolod Vishnevsky, in a new version created by playwright Asya Voloshina. This performance, directed by Viktor Ryzhakov, received the prestigious “Golden Mask” in the category “Large Formal Performance”.

This performance is a kind of experiment in combining Vishnevsky’s text with documents from the era of the 20s and 30s of the last century. Here you will hear Blok’s journalism and even yard songs. The debut production itself was specially written for Alexander Tairov and with his participation. It was a version full of rebellion and contradictions. Then many will remember the version of Georgy Tovstonogov. With its majesty and monumentality. And now Viktor Ryzhakov, in turn, is making an attempt to deconstruct the Soviet myth and understand the absurdity of cultivating its new shoots in the development of modern society.

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